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NAU students
to vote today
Pnmary elections for 1977-1978 ASNAU offices are today.
Since all offices have only one or two candidates, the races are
likely to be decided today, barring a strong write-in campaign,
said Bruce Stahmer, chairman of the elections committee.
One candidate, Alison Duck, has dropped out of the race and
will not have her name on the ballot. She was running for coun­cilperson
of recreation ..
Candidates are : President, Mark Maxwell (write-in) and
Mark Sanbower; North vice-president, Jorge Ribeiro (unop­posed
): South vice-president, James Bultovinsky and Dennis
Wilson. Recreation, John Fetchet (unopposed ); Special
Events, Thomas Lawson and Isobel Escobar; and Publicity,
Lisa Batrd and Jerry Walker.
Polls will be open at the following locations and times : North
Union. South Union, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Biological Sciences,
Creative Arts, Business, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Activity Center, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.: Central and University Dining Halls, 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p m and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Stahmer said ID's are necessary, but wiU not be punched.
Hand stamps will be used instead.
Rubella epidemic
declared at NAU
An outbreak of Rubella (German Measles) among NAU
students has been described as an epidemic" by Nepha Franks,
Health Center head nurse.
Rubella poses a threat to the fetus of a pregnant woman in her
first three months of pregnancy. It is the only common infec­tious
disease known to cause birth defects, said Dr Wayne
Hobbs , Health Center director.
Health Center officials have seen 30-tQ cases m two weeks,
Hobbs estimated. The majority of the cases have been reported
in the past week, he added.
The infirmary had admitted seven persons n of Monday
night, and four were still there Tuesday morning
Most of the cases have been women, though the Health Center
staff has not treated any pregnant women yet, Hobbs said.
"We strongly urge women in their first trimester of pregnan­,
cy to check with their physicians or come to the Health
i Center. · said Franks.
· Whether they believe they may have Rubella or not, pregnant
woman should undergo a Rubella Titre Test. Women could be
tested free at the Health Center, and results would be available
in three davs, Hobbs said.
Abortton ·is usually recommended for women in their first
three months of pregnancy who are found to have rubella, said
Hobb~
HIGH WINDS and heavy snow late Friday made cheering a and Carole Navar braved the weather to cheer for the T.K.E.
chilly task for this squad T.K.E. fraternity Li ttle Sisters. But softball team.
Ann LaPrade, Katie Emur, Mary Pat Mooney, Debbie Coop (lJ photo by Chris Mooney)
e L mberjack
Vol. 66, No. 25 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff. Ariz. Thursday, April 7, 1977
Le rms NAU budget
The Amona Hou.e EducatiOn Committee tnmmed $1.8
m1lhon from the NAC 1977·1978 budget request and granted it $2
m111Ion for new construction and maintenance projects last
week.
The House Appropnations Committee approved the bLll Mon-day.
';'he total request for the three state umversitles was cut from
$33.9 milhon to $13 million
A major ttem cut from the , 'AU request was an $850,000
sw1mmmg pool. which President J. Lawrence Walkup sa1d will
be ,ncluded in next year's capttal budget request.
The largest expendllure recommended by the committee is
$11 mtllton for an addition to the IJbrary.
The mone} would allow NAU to hire an architect, draw plans
and cail for b1ds if approved by the legislature, Walkup s.1id.
Whlle the funds are short of the amount requested for IJbrary
expansiOn, construction will be delayed only about three months
tf additional funds are g1ven next year. he added.
Another $847,000 was approved for campus improvement and
mamtenance projects, includmg $205,000 for building additions
Other campus Improvement 1tems are $297,000 for roads, $77,·
000 for walkways, $132.000 for roadways and walkways, $138,000
for roof repatrs, $60,000 for landscaping. $30,000 for the heatmg
plant. $33, for ltghtmg and $50.000 for pamting.
l:ofA · budget request was cut from $14.9 million to $5
m.lhon. \\ 1th S5 7 million for a new law library tnmmed to J4
m1ll10n.
As~· reque t wa cut irom $15.2 milhon to $& million
Faculty Senate rejects p •bl'shing
of student-teacher evaluations
inside today
ACC member 2
Pres1dent Carter's
recommendation that the
Central Arizona Project be
halted was a political ploy,
Ernest Gar11ald, Anzona cor­poration
commiSSIOner told
The Faculty Senate rejected a pla n business maJors Monday.
proposed by students which would have
provided published evaluations by students of
teachers.
The Student Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ)
was reJected by a 22-13 vote, primarily
~ause of legal and ethical problems found
m the proposal, said Dr. David Whorton,
faculty president.
Pnor to rejecting the proposal, made by
the Student Academic Affairs Committee
ISAAC), the Senate approved a plan which
Will create a more comprehensive course
description gu1de.
A co~mtttee has been appointed to study
formatton of the guide by preregistration for
sprmg semester, 1978, Whorton .said.
• A model guide used by Wichita State
t;oiverstty was presented to Senate members
before the vote.
The SOQ proposal had been mochfied to
allow publicatiOn of only one set of evaluation
questions with an opportunity for mstructors
to respond to tudent evaluations ..
Faculty members still felt that pnvacy was
not ev1dent 1n the SAAC guidelines, Whorton
sa1d.
"The Senate was encouraged by the qualtt}
of the proposal. We'd like to see this k.ind ol
action continued by the students," he added
Eddie Sanchez AS~AU president, said hE
and Scott Htll. AAC chairman, were disap­pomted
and felt the proposal was valid. Hil'
was not avaJlab1e for comment.
Sanchez said the course description guide i!
"a med ioc re step in developing count
guidelmes which will not act as a substitutt
for the SOQ · ..
" I thLnk thL is a result of the pollbcal
·climate at NAU. Faculty members k.no.,.
wh1ch are good and bad instructors from
hearsay and peers aad don't want it ir.
\\TJtmg .'' he sa1d
" I urge next year's counc1l to run its owr.
evaluation sponsored by students," Sanche2
added.
The Senate adopted a nother SAAC
proposal. " Students' Proficiency in Wn ting
and Speakmg Skills" and referred it to the
Liberal Studies Committee.
H!ll said part of the proposal had been in·
itiated already with the add ition of writin~
proficiency classes in the English program.
Other measures 1n the proposal include:
- Stncter classroom wnting guidelines,
- ReevaluatiOn of wrttlng requirements ln
the English department,
- A testmg program to determtne dts­crepencles
between juruor college aDG
college-trained students HI any ).
Student regents 3
A bill wh1 ch would have
placed non-voting students
on the Anzo na Board of
Regents was tabled by the
House Ed ucation Com­mittee.
Job prospects 7
Opportun ities for college
graduates th1s year are the
best in several years.
Arts festival 14
A month ol music, art,
human it es and journalism
events is scheC:uled for Apnl.

NAU students
to vote today
Pnmary elections for 1977-1978 ASNAU offices are today.
Since all offices have only one or two candidates, the races are
likely to be decided today, barring a strong write-in campaign,
said Bruce Stahmer, chairman of the elections committee.
One candidate, Alison Duck, has dropped out of the race and
will not have her name on the ballot. She was running for coun­cilperson
of recreation ..
Candidates are : President, Mark Maxwell (write-in) and
Mark Sanbower; North vice-president, Jorge Ribeiro (unop­posed
): South vice-president, James Bultovinsky and Dennis
Wilson. Recreation, John Fetchet (unopposed ); Special
Events, Thomas Lawson and Isobel Escobar; and Publicity,
Lisa Batrd and Jerry Walker.
Polls will be open at the following locations and times : North
Union. South Union, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Biological Sciences,
Creative Arts, Business, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Activity Center, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.: Central and University Dining Halls, 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p m and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Stahmer said ID's are necessary, but wiU not be punched.
Hand stamps will be used instead.
Rubella epidemic
declared at NAU
An outbreak of Rubella (German Measles) among NAU
students has been described as an epidemic" by Nepha Franks,
Health Center head nurse.
Rubella poses a threat to the fetus of a pregnant woman in her
first three months of pregnancy. It is the only common infec­tious
disease known to cause birth defects, said Dr Wayne
Hobbs , Health Center director.
Health Center officials have seen 30-tQ cases m two weeks,
Hobbs estimated. The majority of the cases have been reported
in the past week, he added.
The infirmary had admitted seven persons n of Monday
night, and four were still there Tuesday morning
Most of the cases have been women, though the Health Center
staff has not treated any pregnant women yet, Hobbs said.
"We strongly urge women in their first trimester of pregnan­,
cy to check with their physicians or come to the Health
i Center. · said Franks.
· Whether they believe they may have Rubella or not, pregnant
woman should undergo a Rubella Titre Test. Women could be
tested free at the Health Center, and results would be available
in three davs, Hobbs said.
Abortton ·is usually recommended for women in their first
three months of pregnancy who are found to have rubella, said
Hobb~
HIGH WINDS and heavy snow late Friday made cheering a and Carole Navar braved the weather to cheer for the T.K.E.
chilly task for this squad T.K.E. fraternity Li ttle Sisters. But softball team.
Ann LaPrade, Katie Emur, Mary Pat Mooney, Debbie Coop (lJ photo by Chris Mooney)
e L mberjack
Vol. 66, No. 25 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff. Ariz. Thursday, April 7, 1977
Le rms NAU budget
The Amona Hou.e EducatiOn Committee tnmmed $1.8
m1lhon from the NAC 1977·1978 budget request and granted it $2
m111Ion for new construction and maintenance projects last
week.
The House Appropnations Committee approved the bLll Mon-day.
';'he total request for the three state umversitles was cut from
$33.9 milhon to $13 million
A major ttem cut from the , 'AU request was an $850,000
sw1mmmg pool. which President J. Lawrence Walkup sa1d will
be ,ncluded in next year's capttal budget request.
The largest expendllure recommended by the committee is
$11 mtllton for an addition to the IJbrary.
The mone} would allow NAU to hire an architect, draw plans
and cail for b1ds if approved by the legislature, Walkup s.1id.
Whlle the funds are short of the amount requested for IJbrary
expansiOn, construction will be delayed only about three months
tf additional funds are g1ven next year. he added.
Another $847,000 was approved for campus improvement and
mamtenance projects, includmg $205,000 for building additions
Other campus Improvement 1tems are $297,000 for roads, $77,·
000 for walkways, $132.000 for roadways and walkways, $138,000
for roof repatrs, $60,000 for landscaping. $30,000 for the heatmg
plant. $33, for ltghtmg and $50.000 for pamting.
l:ofA · budget request was cut from $14.9 million to $5
m.lhon. \\ 1th S5 7 million for a new law library tnmmed to J4
m1ll10n.
As~· reque t wa cut irom $15.2 milhon to $& million
Faculty Senate rejects p •bl'shing
of student-teacher evaluations
inside today
ACC member 2
Pres1dent Carter's
recommendation that the
Central Arizona Project be
halted was a political ploy,
Ernest Gar11ald, Anzona cor­poration
commiSSIOner told
The Faculty Senate rejected a pla n business maJors Monday.
proposed by students which would have
provided published evaluations by students of
teachers.
The Student Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ)
was reJected by a 22-13 vote, primarily
~ause of legal and ethical problems found
m the proposal, said Dr. David Whorton,
faculty president.
Pnor to rejecting the proposal, made by
the Student Academic Affairs Committee
ISAAC), the Senate approved a plan which
Will create a more comprehensive course
description gu1de.
A co~mtttee has been appointed to study
formatton of the guide by preregistration for
sprmg semester, 1978, Whorton .said.
• A model guide used by Wichita State
t;oiverstty was presented to Senate members
before the vote.
The SOQ proposal had been mochfied to
allow publicatiOn of only one set of evaluation
questions with an opportunity for mstructors
to respond to tudent evaluations ..
Faculty members still felt that pnvacy was
not ev1dent 1n the SAAC guidelines, Whorton
sa1d.
"The Senate was encouraged by the qualtt}
of the proposal. We'd like to see this k.ind ol
action continued by the students," he added
Eddie Sanchez AS~AU president, said hE
and Scott Htll. AAC chairman, were disap­pomted
and felt the proposal was valid. Hil'
was not avaJlab1e for comment.
Sanchez said the course description guide i!
"a med ioc re step in developing count
guidelmes which will not act as a substitutt
for the SOQ · ..
" I thLnk thL is a result of the pollbcal
·climate at NAU. Faculty members k.no.,.
wh1ch are good and bad instructors from
hearsay and peers aad don't want it ir.
\\TJtmg .'' he sa1d
" I urge next year's counc1l to run its owr.
evaluation sponsored by students," Sanche2
added.
The Senate adopted a nother SAAC
proposal. " Students' Proficiency in Wn ting
and Speakmg Skills" and referred it to the
Liberal Studies Committee.
H!ll said part of the proposal had been in·
itiated already with the add ition of writin~
proficiency classes in the English program.
Other measures 1n the proposal include:
- Stncter classroom wnting guidelines,
- ReevaluatiOn of wrttlng requirements ln
the English department,
- A testmg program to determtne dts­crepencles
between juruor college aDG
college-trained students HI any ).
Student regents 3
A bill wh1 ch would have
placed non-voting students
on the Anzo na Board of
Regents was tabled by the
House Ed ucation Com­mittee.
Job prospects 7
Opportun ities for college
graduates th1s year are the
best in several years.
Arts festival 14
A month ol music, art,
human it es and journalism
events is scheC:uled for Apnl.